The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-08-11

Member BOARD of rubiic Works.
G. L. MURPHY, /
GEN POWELL, the Democratic nomi.
nee for Governor, is q member of Geo
B. florence Post. @. 4. R., of Della
ware.
eAT the late election in Kentucky,
Gen. Simon B Buckner, Democratic
candidate fer Governor. received q
majority of 10000.
GOVERNOR FORAKER is in favor of
removing the internal revenue from
whisky and tobacco. and retaining q
heavy tariff tax on the necessaries of
life.
GEN. THOMAS POWELL will proba.
bly, open the coming campaign at
Hamilton, Butler county. the home of
Hon. James E Campbell, his late op.
ponent, but now hearty supporter.
THE Democratic idea is to tax the
people to the extent of supporting an
honest and economical government,
and not to build up monopolies, to
make the rich richer and the poor
poorer.
DEATH SENTENCE has been pro-
nounced at youngstown upon Ebsne
Ger Stanyard. convicted of the murder
OF his sweet- heart, Alice Hancock. He
win be hanged In the penitentiary at
Columbus. November Is.
THE Treasury Department in re-
cent decision holds that animals of
high grade and value imported for the
purpose of breeding, are entitled to
free entry, notwithstanding the fact
that they may be for sale.
THE Pittsburgh Times says Penn
sylvania will have q candidate for the
Presidency In the next Republican
convention. In the person of Simon
Cameron. He is Is years older than
Allen 6. Thurman.
THE Republican party Of Ohio holds
the Democratic grounds on the liquor
question. The Democrats are honest
and say they want high license, bile
the Republicans say they are too good
temperance folks for high license, but
want high tax. The difference Is
very slight, but the differ nee is in
favor of license Patriot.
THE total voting population of Tex
~ is said TO be 45O. 900, and the major
tty against prohibition, in the vote OF
Thursday, is rel ofted by the st. Louis
Globe Democrat to be $1,000. This
viii make ths estimated total Prohi
bition vote 207 500, growth for the
PrOhibiti0nists since the last vote was
taken ON the liquor question of more
than lss, 600,
THE VIM. Anson Wood Mower and
Reaper Works, located in Youngs
town, have accepted an offer of eight
acres Of land and cash donation in
creasing their capital stock to $500, 600,
from Chattanooga, Tenn, contingent
upon their removal to- that city, and
soon one more manufacturing indus
try will quicken the pulse of progress
and development in the New South.
AsEvERE shock of earthquake was
experienced at Golden Pond, Trigg
Co, KY, on the night of the lst inst.
Over $50 acres of fine farm, including
one magnificent plantation owned by
G. 2. Hayden, sank from five to six
feet bsiew the surrounding country,
and lays under three feet of water
No lives were lost, although nearly all
the negro cabins tumbled apart and
foated in the water. The loss to prop
erty is incalculable.
FORAKER is the only Governor OF
Ohio who ever heaped insult and in.
jury on the farmers of the State.
When he bankrupted the State treas
ury he recommended the legislature to
increase the tax on all farms and real
estate 30 as to make up the deficiency
This was the greatest outrage ever
perpetrated on the farming communi.
ty. 1t was lucky for them that the
legislature had more sense than Gov.
ernor Foraker, and it refused to pass
such an infamous law.-[Ohie Patriot.
On October, l. 1884. when Arthur
had only four months and three days
to serve as President, there were 77C
Union veterans employed in the In.
terier Department. On the lst of Feb.
ruary last, the date of the latest regis.
ter, the number of Union veterans
employed in that Department was s34
IAN increase Of 81 after . Democratic
President had administered the Exec.
ntive Department of the Government
two years